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Offline Avinash_Tyagi

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children of mana scans
« on: October 13, 2005, 10:03:10 AM »
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« Reply #1 on: October 13, 2005, 10:09:43 AM »
I just love the art direction the team is taking with this game...A lot of heart is going into it...And the characters are really adorable to boot! ^_^
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« Reply #2 on: October 13, 2005, 10:37:06 AM »
The character design is pretty good, but the gameplay screenshots look pretty standard.  I'm not sure if there's anything to really get excited about yet.
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« Reply #3 on: October 13, 2005, 11:01:04 AM »
...What's with that clown/pirate in the first scan?
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« Reply #4 on: October 13, 2005, 11:02:26 AM »
That's Famitsu's "mascot"...

And uh, what's wrong with the gameplay shots?  They look like a gorgeous SNES game, which is what I WANT from a Mana game...
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« Reply #5 on: October 13, 2005, 11:06:39 AM »
GREATEST.  MASCOT.  EVAR.
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« Reply #6 on: October 13, 2005, 11:15:14 AM »
OMFG.  OMFG OMFG.

Right.  When is this coming out again?
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« Reply #7 on: October 13, 2005, 11:15:48 AM »
Early next year in Japan, I believe...
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« Reply #8 on: October 13, 2005, 11:34:43 AM »
That mascot looks like a real-life version of the JUMP pirate...

Not much to see in the screenshots.
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« Reply #9 on: October 13, 2005, 11:37:32 AM »
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And uh, what's wrong with the gameplay shots? They look like a gorgeous SNES game, which is what I WANT from a Mana game...
They are quite detailed, which I like.  But the art direction is kinda blah.  It's kind of hard to tell from the limited number of locations (there appear to be only two locations shown--a goldish dungeon and a blue cave) but they just seem uninspired.  As of right now, I don't see anything that separates this game from a dozen or so excellent RPGs for the SNES and GBA.
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« Reply #10 on: October 13, 2005, 11:44:46 AM »
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As of right now, I don't see anything that separates this game from a dozen or so excellent RPGs for the SNES and GBA.

So it looks like other excellent games?  What's the problem with that?
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« Reply #11 on: October 13, 2005, 12:09:28 PM »
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Originally posted by: vudu As of right now, I don't see anything that separates this game from a dozen or so excellent RPGs for the SNES and GBA.


Except that...um....it will be on the DS.



 
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« Reply #12 on: October 13, 2005, 12:35:06 PM »
Ever heard of the law of diminishing returns?  I've already played a dozen excellent 2D RPGs that look exactly like this.  Therefore, another one (regardless of how excellent it may be) just doesn't get my juices flowing.  I want new experiences.  That's why I'm so excited about games like Trauma Center and Phoenix Write.  They bring something new to the table.
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« Reply #13 on: October 13, 2005, 12:55:27 PM »
This is a zelda game with hit points. Though if it's half as awkward, simple, convoluted and poorly designed as its predecessor it won't be worth anyone's time.
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« Reply #14 on: October 13, 2005, 09:15:14 PM »
vudu: With some luck it'll use the DS's abilities like Castlevania does. And perhaps it'll have some new gameplay ide- Okay, that's Sakaguchi we're talking about, to that guy innovative means another convoluted mess of a levelling system.
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« Reply #15 on: October 13, 2005, 10:43:08 PM »
I just hope that they fix the god-awful buddy AI and take it easy on the menu system.  The system in Sword of Mana had so many sub-menus that it got frustrating having to go through so many menus just to equip/check something.
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« Reply #16 on: October 13, 2005, 11:00:03 PM »
Sword of Mana in a word is frustrating. The most inaccurate fight system ever!
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« Reply #17 on: October 14, 2005, 08:54:23 AM »
I enjoyed Sword of Mana.  Although, leveling up every single weapon for every single character got really old really quickly.
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« Reply #18 on: October 14, 2005, 09:00:06 AM »
Whoops. I mean Secret of Mana! Sword of Mana (the remake) is decent. Less awkward. I was really amazed at how overrated the SNES game was.
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« Reply #19 on: October 14, 2005, 09:21:32 AM »
Goddamn it.  You made me screw up, too.  I also meant Secret of Mana.  
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« Reply #20 on: October 14, 2005, 12:16:42 PM »
Secret of Mana was the good one!

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« Reply #21 on: October 14, 2005, 12:24:31 PM »
I didn't say it wasn't good.  I just said I was pissed that I had to level up my axe, my spear, my whip, etc for all three characters.  It got old.
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« Reply #22 on: October 14, 2005, 12:26:00 PM »
Seiken Densetsu 3 was awesome too.  Played through it about 3 times solo, and one file with multiplayer the enitire game (awesome roommate).

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« Reply #23 on: October 14, 2005, 05:16:53 PM »
"COOL NINJA JUTSU'S"

Preach on Pro! SD3 is the definitive Mana Game.  I don't know how many times I've mentioned this, but its one of the best RPG's never to [legally] make it stateside. I can't sing its praises enough. Why Square(enix) hasn't bothered to ship it stateside is beyond me. This could make for an interesting filler title while we're waiting for Children of Mana...

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« Reply #24 on: October 14, 2005, 05:20:05 PM »
Yeah, that's true. I should've mentioned that. SD3 is quite good, and if Children of Mana follows the design (which I guess it would?) then it'll be fine.
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